23 Nov 04
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Originally posted by Joe FistGood point...
Yeah but, and I haven't really read the article thoroughly, is there any reputable video game carrier out there (Blockbuster, Best Buy, etc) that would carry this in their stores? I seriously doubt it. This is just some sad publicity hi ...[text shortened]... or bad. The best way to diffuse it is to not give it any energy.
Opps, Just realized that darvey posted the same thing..
24 Nov 04
Of course it is. Stores also have the right not to sell it and people also have te right to protest it.
There is no legal recourse to them selling it. The only way to keep it from being sold is if the public makes a big enough outcry, the stores won't sell it and the distributor/manufacturer pulls it for fear of backlash on to other products they carry.
A good example of this was Body Count's "Cop Killer". Perfectly legal for them to produce the album and sell it. But, it was only on the shelves a few days before the protests got really big. The music label pulled the album for fear of an across-the-board boycott of all albums they produced.
24 Nov 04
Originally posted by XanthosNZSorry to say the obvious but of course it is protected and, I apologize for sounding like a broken record, but only feeding this hype is helping it. While I guess I find the idea reprehensible, I also think its unimaginative. It's just shock value what they are going for but XanthosNZ, I think makes a good point in the sense that they have the right to produce it and we also have the right to ignore it. And please spare me the arguement about "what influence this has on kids". I have a daughter and its my responsibility alone as to what should influence her...period. Not the TV or video games or the radio or whatever. I've learned trying to control others (a.k.a censorship) is wrong no matter what I personally think of any subject matter. As long as there is a reasonable way to escape it and nobody is really getting hurt then let the parasites make what they want. It won't affect the people strong enough to think for themselves.
While you may view the game as tasteless isn't the freedom to produce it guaranteed by law?
24 Nov 04
Originally posted by Joe FistI applaud your responsibilty to your children. Too often people blame TV, video games, teachers, etc for their own lack of parenting.
Sorry to say the obvious but of course it is protected and, I apologize for sounding like a broken record, but only feeding this hype is helping it. While I guess I find the idea reprehensible, I also think its unimaginative. It's just shock value what they are going for but XanthosNZ, I think makes a good point in the sense that they have the right to p ...[text shortened]... rasites make what they want. It won't affect the people strong enough to think for themselves.
Glad to see there's atleast one other sensible parent in this world.
24 Nov 04
Originally posted by seraphimvultureMaybe a moot point,but according to the news source I saw(CBC),this "game" was made in Great Britain.
I think it is absolutely disgraceful and I seriously shook my head in absolute disgust when I heard about this game. It is sickening and I cannot believe that this idea was actually approved by the many, many people who have to approve these video-game ideas. And to time it exactly for the anniversary of JFK's death is just unbelieveably sick. There ...[text shortened]... en 40 years later we're making a video game out of it. It just really is astonishing.
-Kev
24 Nov 04
Originally posted by Windsor MikeBut that's just it Windsor Mike, there is no committee or whatever that approves video games just as there isn't anything stopping people from making adult movies. To be honest, I am grateful there isn't because while there is no accounting for taste I don't think I have the right to tell people what they can watch or participate in (provided it is not breaking any current laws). To sound like the overused cliche, this is (the US, I sometimes forget I might have an international audience) a "Free Country" with all of its perks and misgivings. Here's how I feel: I am Russian Jew and, like the majority of people think the Ku Klux Klan is an evil organization. However, as perverse as I think they might be, they have a right to exist and expouse their beliefs provided anyone who is not interested can prevent exposure. Maybe this is apples and oranges but I think you get what I mean.
Maybe a moot point,but according to the news source I saw(CBC),this "game" was made in Great Britain.
24 Nov 04
Originally posted by Joe FistErgo my reference"moot point".The reason I posted was to point out that it was not an American that created this video game as seraphimvultues post seemed to imply.A distinction I think important to consider.Mike
But that's just it Windsor Mike, there is no committee or whatever that approves video games just as there isn't anything stopping people from making adult movies. To be honest, I am grateful there isn't because while there is no accounting for taste I don't think I have the right to tell people what they can watch or participate in (provided it is not ...[text shortened]... erested can prevent exposure. Maybe this is apples and oranges but I think you get what I mean.
24 Nov 04
It wasn't Americans who made this? Wow, I'm sorry I didn't know that at all, I was completely unaware of that. That of course doesn't change my opinion of the game in any way but it makes me feel a little better about where my country is right now. Maybe I should watch the news more, eh? 😉
-Kev
24 Nov 04
Originally posted by Joe FistAnother good post.....I'm liking you more and more 😉
But that's just it Windsor Mike, there is no committee or whatever that approves video games just as there isn't anything stopping people from making adult movies. To be honest, I am grateful there isn't because while there is no accounting for taste I don't think I have the right to tell people what they can watch or participate in (provided it is not ...[text shortened]... erested can prevent exposure. Maybe this is apples and oranges but I think you get what I mean.